Sawmill Sink peat (Holocene of Bahamas)

Also known as Abaco

Where: Great Abaco Island, Bahamas (26.2° N, 77.2° W: paleocoordinates 26.2° N, 77.2° W)

• coordinate stated in text

• small collection-level geographic resolution

When: Holocene (0.0 - 0.0 Ma)

• group of beds-level stratigraphic resolution

Environment/lithology: sinkhole; peat

Size class: macrofossils

Collected by Brian Kakuk in 2004; reposited in the FLMNH

Collection methods: core, surface (in situ)

Primary reference: D. W. Steadman, R. Franz, G. S. Morgan, N. A. Albury, B. Kakuk, K. Broad, S. E. Franz, K. Tinker, M. P. Pateman, T. A. Lott, D. M. Jarzen and D. L. Dilcher. 2007. Exceptionally well preserved late Quaternary plant and vertebrate fossils from a blue hole on Abaco, The Bahamas. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104(50):19897-19902 [P. Mannion/P. Mannion]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 144662: authorized by Philip Mannion, entered by Philip Mannion on 15.05.2013, edited by Evangelos Vlachos

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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unclassified
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Calliandra cf. haematomma, cf. Pityrogramma sp., Pouteria sp., Meliolinites sp.
Aves
 Strigiformes - Tytonidae
Tyto sp.
Tyto sp. Billberg 1828 barn owl
 Columbiformes - Columbidae
"Columba leucocephala" = Patagioenas leucocephala, Zenaida aurita, Geotrygon chrysia
"Columba leucocephala" = Patagioenas leucocephala Linnaeus 1758 white-crowned pigeon
Zenaida aurita Temminck 1809 zenaida dove
Geotrygon chrysia Bonaparte 1855 Key West quail-dove
 Passeriformes -
Passeriformes spp.
Passeriformes spp. Linnaeus 1758 perching bird
 Pelecaniformes - Threskiornithidae
Eudocimus albus
Eudocimus albus Linnaeus 1758 White ibis
 Pelecaniformes - Ardeidae
Nyctanassa violacea
Nyctanassa violacea Linnaeus 1758 yellow-crowned night heron
 Falconiformes - Falconidae
Caracara creightoni
Caracara creightoni Brodkorb 1959 Creighton's caracara
 Accipitriformes - Pandionidae
Pandion haliaetus
Pandion haliaetus Linnaeus 1758 osprey
 Accipitriformes - Accipitridae
Accipiter sp.
Accipiter sp. Brisson 1760 hawk
Accipiter cooperii/gundlachii
Reptilia
 Crocodylia - Crocodylidae
Crocodylus rhombifer
Crocodylus rhombifer Cuvier 1807 Cuban crocodile
UF 225401 and NMB.AB50
 Testudines - Testudinidae
Chelonoidis alburyorum n. sp.
Chelonoidis alburyorum n. sp. Franz and Franz 2009 turtle
Mammalia
 Rodentia - Capromyidae
Geocapromys ingrahami
 Ascomycota - Microthyriaceae
Microthyriacites spp.
Microthyriacites spp. Cookson 1947
Dictyosporites
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Dictyosporites sp.
Dictyosporites sp. Felix 1894
Fusiformisporites
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Fusiformisporites sp.
Palaeomyces
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"Palaeomycites sp." = Palaeomyces
"Palaeomycites sp." = Palaeomyces Renault 1896
Quilonia
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Quilonia sp.
Quilonia sp. Jain and Gupta 1970
Cycadopsida
 Cycadales - Cycadaceae
Cycadaceae indet.
Cycadaceae indet. Persoon 1807 cycads
Dicotyledoneae
 Myrtales - Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae indet., Eugenia sp.
Myrtaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 myrtle
Eugenia sp. Linnaeus 1753 myrtle
Angiospermae
 Vitales - Vitaceae
cf. Vitis sp.
cf. Vitis sp. Linnaeus 1753 grapevine
 Rosids -
cf. Malvales sp.
cf. Malvales sp. Berchtold and Presl 1820
 Malvales - Malvaceae
Hibiscus sp., cf. Abutilon sp.
Hibiscus sp. Linnaeus 1753 mallow
cf. Abutilon sp. Miller 1754 mallow
 Sapindales - Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae indet., Schinus sp.
Anacardiaceae indet. Brown 1818 cashew
Schinus sp. Linnaeus cashew
 Sapindales - Sapindaceae
Sapindaceae indet.
Sapindaceae indet. de Jussieu 1789 soapberry
 Sapindales - Burseraceae
Bursera cf. simaruba
 Fabales - Fabaceae
Fabaceae indet.
Fabaceae indet. Lindley 1836 legume
 Zygophyllales - Zygophyllaceae
Guaiacum cf. sanctum
 Fagales - Myricaceae
Myrica cf. cerifera
Myrica cf. cerifera Linnaeus 1753 bayberry
 Magnoliales - Annonaceae
Annona sp.
Annona sp. Linnaeus 1753 custard apple
 Alismales - Alismaceae
Sagittaria cf. lancifolia
 Asterales - Asteraceae
Asteraceae indet.
Asteraceae indet. Berchtold and Presl 1820 daisy
 Aquifoliales - Aquifoliaceae
Ilex sp.
Ilex sp. Linnaeus 1753 holly
 Lamiales - Scrophulariaceae
cf. Bacopa sp.
cf. Bacopa sp. Aublet 1775 water hyssop
 Poales - Poaceae
Poaceae indet.
Poaceae indet. Barnhart 1895 grass
 Mesangiosperms - Arecaceae
Arecaceae indet.
Arecaceae indet. von Berchtold and Presl 1820 palm
Pinopsida
 Pinales - Pinaceae
Pinus cf. caribaea
Pinus cf. caribaea Morelet 1855 pine
Lycopodiopsida
 Selaginellales - Selaginellaceae
Selaginella cf. eatonii
Polypodiopsida
  - Polypodiaceae
Polypodiaceae indet.
Polypodiaceae indet. Presl and Presl 1822
 Polypodiales - Polypodiidae
Nephrolepis sp., Pteris sp.
Nephrolepis sp. Schott 1834
Pteris sp. Linnaeus 1753
Acrostichum
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Acrostichum sp.
Acrostichum sp. Linnaeus 1753
Ceratopteris
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Ceratopteris sp.
Ceratopteris sp. Brongniart 1821
Pontederia
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cf. Pontederia sp.